Trevor Kirsten, manager of the Renewable Energy Systems Lab in Munich, leads a team of GE researchers that investigate a range of energy technologies. In this post, Trevor argues that oil will remain in the future energy mix for many years to come, extended by Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies. 
Net metering is a common distributed renewable energy policy in the United States, allowing individuals to “turn back” their meter (and reduce their electric bill) by generating on-site electricity. But utility accounting systems typically prevent people from sharing the output from a single, common "community" solar or wind project. Virtual (or g
Please check out our Girl Effect Challenge. We are working with local Guatemalans to teach women about electricity, circuits and solar design. Graduates of the class will have the opportunity to start a women’s solar power cooperative! Visit Global Giving: ATC Girl Effect Challenge This program is our model for teaching solar and starting women’s [...]
Learn about solar power, renewable energy and different methods for distributing solar and renewables in less economically developed countries at the ATC Circuits and Solar Workshop August 10 – 18, 2013 in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Nonprofits and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are invited to learn “Circuits and Solar” the ATC program for teaching solar power. [...]
Problem - Many of the vaccines used to control diseases require cold temperatures for preservation. Without a reliable power infrastructure, developing countries often lack the resources for keeping these vaccines cool in the long-term, hampering the ability to adequately protect citizens. The Appropriate Technology Collaborative Student Design Team has been charged with the task of [...]
Girls Carry Water – Guatemala ATC and Engineers Without Borders, Rutgers University, Work With the Local Comite de Agua to Redesign Water Supply Background: Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan: Approximately 6,000 residents of Mayan descent live in this isolated town, located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. The town was originally located 20km from where it [...]
Learning to Weave in Guatemala Thousands of women in Guatemala make their living by weaving textiles and selling them to “middle men” who then sell textiles in regional markets. Middle men can make a handsome profit but the women often make less than $2.00 per day. This level of poverty leads to malnourished children and [...]
It’s devastating to see my hometown of New York so crippled by Hurricane Sandy. There are so many tragedies from this one event. Not only was there an estimated $50 billion in economic losses, but at least 38 people have died in the city alone. For these and other reasons, New York’s billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally brought climate chang
Chevron announced yesterday that the company is re-entering the US geothermal power market after an absence of some years. Gregg Rotenberg – Vice President of Strategy and Renewable Energy Investment at Chevron made the announcement during a speech at the Opening Session of the 36th GRC Annual Meeting in Reno, Nevada. Gregg said that Chevron has